Hmmm I wish I could have been there. I used to handle him twice a week and now its only once every 3 weeks. Idk if that could have any effect on him. Well my dad said that the racket he heard was from my bp bumping his hide against the side of the tank. So maybe the snake was scaring himself with the noice of the glass hitting the hide and then the flashlight on him made him just snap. lol poor thing. Needs a bigger hide.